Across the World with Mr. and Mrs. Johnson (1930)
• February 1st, 1930 • 0h 0min
Documentary
Overview
As if they were showing their film to a few friends in their home, the Johnsons describe their trip across the world, which begins in the South Pacific islands of Hawaii, Samoa, Australia, the Solomons (where they seek and find cannibals), and New Hebrides. Thence on to Africa via the Indian Ocean, Suez Canal, North Africa, and the Nile River to lion country in Tanganyika. (They are briefly joined in Khartum by George Eastman and Dr. Al Kayser.) Taking a safari in the Congo, the Johnsons see animals and pygmies, and travel back to Uganda, British East Africa, and Kenya.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
The Four of Moana
Released on: 1959-03-25
Documentary
Documentary focused on underwater shootings and hawaiian dances.
Scattered People
Released on: 2021-06-17
Documentary, Music
Follows Mas and Saha, two young Iranian asylum seeker musicians, navigating a frightening new world ...
Kapu Aloha 101: Ke Kula o Maunakea
Released on: 2015-07-02
Documentary
Documenting the Kapu Aloha movement, as they take a stand to defend Mauna Kea in the wake of the Thi...
Takayna
Released on:
Documentary
takayna / Tarkine in northwestern Tasmania is home to one of the last undisturbed tracts of Gondwana...
Pidgin: The Voice of Hawai'i
Released on: 2009-10-18
Documentary
What if you are made to feel ashamed when you speak your "mother tongue" or ridiculed because of you...
Sidney & Friends
Released on: 2017-06-11
Documentary
When his family tries to kill him, Sidney, who is intersex, flees to Nairobi where he meets a group ...
Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai
Released on: 2008-04-14
Documentary
This documentary provides a window into the extraordinary life of activist and Nobel Laureate Wangar...
Rise of the Wahine
Released on: 2014-11-09
Documentary
In the years following the Civil Rights movement and the passage of Title IX in 1972, Dr. Donnis Tho...
Descent Into the Maelstrom: The Untold Story of Radio Birdman
Released on: 2017-07-20
Music, Documentary
Documentary that chronicles the career of the legendary Australian punk band Radio Birdman.
Australia: Land Beyond Time
Released on: 2002-05-25
Documentary
Australia: Land Beyond Time takes viewers on a breathtaking journey back in time to witness the birt...
Sons from Afar
Released on: 2011-01-01
Documentary
New Zealand hip-hop artist Che Fu and his father Tigi Ness travel to their island homeland Niue for ...
Prince
Released on: 2014-01-01
Documentary
A man performs the same ritual every day: he cleans his shoes, dresses up in his shiny blue suit, we...
Crazy Money
Released on: 2021-09-03
Documentary
What is possible when we have guaranteed money to meet our basic needs? No requirements. No stipulat...
Memory Books
Released on: 2008-05-01
Documentary
In Uganda, AIDS-infected mothers have begun writing what they call Memory Books for their children. ...
100 Seconds to Beat the World
Released on: 2014-07-22
Documentary
The story of Kenyan athlete David Rudisha, the greatest 800m runner the world has ever seen, and his...
Salt of the Earth
Released on: 2022-10-20
Documentary
An Australian icon found on every supermarket shelf, and coating every game day pack of hot chips. B...
Voodoo Medics
Released on:
Documentary
About trauma, resilience and post-traumatic growth in the medics who served with Australia's special...
Dangerous Lies: Unmasking Belle Gibson
Released on: 2025-02-17
Documentary
The real story of wellness campaigner Belle Gibson's massive worldwide fraud and the famous intervie...